A 29-year-old businessman from Navi Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs 3.5 lakh by four persons on the pretext of selling him cryptocurrency, police said on Saturday.

The BCCI Qatar Chapter was formally inaugurated on the 8th, with U.T. Khader, Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, attending the event as the chief guest.

 Karnataka has proposed a new Information Technology Policy for 2025–2030, offering extensive financial and non-financial incentives aimed at accelerating investments, strengthening innovation and expanding the state's tech footprint beyond Bengaluru.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said he has opened a dedicated Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir Division under the Water Resources Department and directed officials to begin work on the project, a day after the Supreme Court rejected Tamil Nadu’s plea against it.

The 8th edition of the School Cinema International Film Festival 2025 began on Friday, marking the start of what organisers call the "world’s largest children’s film festival," held in celebration of Children’s Day.

 The police on Friday said the fire in sugarcane-laden vehicles in this district was premeditated, as the miscreants had brought petrol and other inflammable substances to carry out the arson.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged all political parties to participate in the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls by appointing their workers in all polling stations, as he lauded the people of Bihar for "supporting" the exercise to "clean up" the voters' list.

The National Medical Commission on Friday removed the names Dr Muzaffar Ahmad, Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather, Dr Muzamil Shakeel and Dr Shaheen Saeed from the National Medical Register after they were charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act following the Delhi blast.